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Stakeholder Citizenship: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Political scientist Rainer Bauböck argues citizenship should extend to all with a genuine stake in a polity's future, with dual citizenship accepted as a general rule.
USCIS: Backlog in Naturalization Applications Will Take Nearly Three Years to Clear
The U.S. 2007 naturalization surge stretched processing to 16 to 18 months, even as new federal and state rules tightened ID checks and employer sanctions.
Behind the Naturalization Backlog: Causes, Context and Concerns
A surge of naturalization applications in 2007, combined with outdated systems and security checks, produced a sharp backlog threatening timely access to U.S. citizenship.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in Advance of the 2008 Elections
In 2006, naturalized U.S. citizens accounted for 7.3 percent of eligible voters.
USCIS Faces Criticism over Visa Backlog
Growing application volumes, added security checks, and resource constraints have led to prolonged U.S. visa processing delays.
Immigration Fee Increases in Context
A 2007 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plan to raise naturalization fees by 80 percent and green card fees by 178 percent risks pricing out lower-income immigrants.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in 2005
In 2005, more than 604,000 immigrants naturalized in the United States.
Civic Contributions: Taxes Paid by Immigrants in the Washington, DC, Metro Area
Immigrant households in the Washington, DC metro area contributed nearly $10 billion in taxes in 2000—paying at roughly the same rate as native households.
Citizenship in a Globalized World
Globalization has complicated citizenship, spurring growth in dual citizenship, quasi-citizen rights for long-term residents, and EU supranational membership.
House Passes Enforcement Bill Lacking Temporary Worker Program
The U.S. House passed an enforcement-only immigration bill in December 2005; its lack of a temporary worker provision made Senate passage unlikely.